Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa is a corny film based on the premise that when a heart is transplanted from one body to another all the emotions the donor had, is felt with equal intensity by the one receiving it. Even with major suspension of disbelief this is a tough one to pull off.

This film focuses on Rishabh (Salman Khan ) who runs an advertising company. Pari is his girlfriend whom he is deeply in love. She is a doctor by profession.

Pari looses her life in a serious accident leaving behind a devastated Rishabh. He finds it difficult to accept life without Pari. Gradually as days goes by, a depressed Rishabh decides to fulfill Pari's wish and that is to build a hospital for the poor.

It's at this point in life that he comes across Dhani (Bhumika Chawla). She has seen life the hard way and believes that every moment is precious.

Rishabh tries to pick himself up once again. As for Dhani, she gets a chance to experience love and the real meaning of life one more time.

But when the time comes for Rishabh to be close to Dhani, a shocking revelation comes to the fore which becomes a constant reminder of his first love, Pari.

Director Atul Agnihotri's choice of the subject is right and to be fair to him, he has extracted wonderful performances from at least two actors [Salman, Preity], but he should've ensured that the writing is of superior quality.

The music is again mediocre. Despite topnotch names at the helm of affairs [A.R. Rahman, Himesh Reshammiya], the tunes are ordinary. 'Mere Sone Sone Yaar - Balle Balle' and 'Bindiya Chamakne Lagi' are tuneful, but the absence of a chartbusting score is sorely felt. The background music [Vikey Goswami] is lackluster. Cinematography [Stephen Fernandes, Kishore Kapadia] is of standard.

The first half hour has plenty of cute moments between Rishabh and Pari. The two share a wonderful screen chemistry. Preity Zinta has never looked so pretty before. She has tackled her character in her usual natural breezy manner. Salman looks fresh and cute in a romantic role but we would still love him indulging in a bit of fist fight at least for kicks. He seems unnatural otherwise.

Salman learnt acting after Tere Naam but he performs badly in all the crying scenes. DIL NE JISE APNA KAHAA will be most remembered for Salman Khan's genuinely captivating performance. Preity performs well, but does not look sick during her accident. Bhoomika has acted well, and is good in almost all her scenes. Riya Sen needs to improve on her dialogue delivery.

DIL NE JISE APNA KAHAA has its moments, if the film works, it will be only because of Salman's fan following.